Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with trouble breathing caused by rare tracheal lipoma tumor
By Piirainen, Kirsi Johanna et al.·Published in Acta veterinaria Scandinavica·2018·Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Intraluminal tracheal lipoma as a rare cause of dyspnoea in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old Briard dog was brought to the vet because it was having trouble breathing and making a wheezing sound. After taking X-rays and looking inside the trachea with a camera, the vet found a mass in the dog's windpipe. The mass was surgically removed and was identified as a lipoma, which is a benign (non-cancerous) tumor made of fat. Thankfully, the dog has been doing well and has not shown any breathing problems since the surgery.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Tracheal tumors are rarely diagnosed in veterinary medicine and the majority of tracheal neoplasia reported in adult dogs are malignant. Intratracheal lipoma has not been previously reported in the veterinary literature. CASE PRESENTATION: A 7-year-old Briard dog was evaluated for inspiratory dyspnoea and an inspiratory wheeze. Cervical radiographs and tracheoscopic examination revealed an intratracheal mass that was surgically removed. The dog has been asymptomatic after the surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Based on histopathology, the mass was diagnosed as lipoma. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first published report of an intratracheal lipoma in the veterinary literature.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30261909/